Birthday:February 20th 2002Likes:sleeping on the couchPet-Peeves:baths and being splashed...basically waterFavorite Toy:quacking stuffed duckFavorite Walk:dog parkArrival Story:We adopted Maddie from our local shelter. She had been there as a puppy, adopted, then returned a few weeks later because she "wasn't good with cats or children". She is actually great with cats (we foster kittens and have a head-of-the-pack cat) and loves children. Turns out she was just a regular puppy that needed some TLC and training. :) Their loss, our gain!Bio:Maddie was diagnosed with Lymphoma (the nasty "c" word) the day after Thanksgiving. We are proceeding with treatment. She is still perky and has a great appetite. We are blessed to have this extra time with her.
Update: The first few weeks of treatment successfully reduced the size of her tumors then the cancer built immunity to the drugs. The tumors grew back and her organs were being affected too. The hardest decision of our lives was to let our sweet Maddie go. We stayed with her the whole time (incredibly difficult but I would not have done it differently). We are all heartbroken. It still doesn't seem real that she is gone forever.
We worry about Willie as he has been with her 24/7 since we adotped him 6+ years ago.Forums Motto:Forever in our HeartsI've Been On Dogster Since:

Wags & Growls

Woohoo! It's my birthday. :) I had a pupcake (even let Willie have one) and got a pretty, fluffy, pink necklace. See the pics...aren't I gorgeous?
Lots of love & hugs too. Humom keeps singing to me-could do with less of that though.
Best of all, I've gotten lots of nice birthday pmails, forum notes & gifts from my dogster pals! Even one from a catster pal. Thanks all!

I'll be 6 tomorrow!
We usually take a trip to the petstore on birthdays, but my furmily says my leg is still too tender for me to visit such an exciting place. They mention something about me lying flat on my tummy with my legs all spread out so I can get to all the smells of the dogs that have been there before me. hmph!
Well they better get me presents anyway. I am the princess of the pack after all!

I am happy to say I am out walking twice a day now. Just short walks 15-20 minutes, but at least I am out of the house and moving! It feels great but I'm really tired afterward. Hey I was just lying around for 7 weeks ya know. Sometimes I feel a little stiff when we return, but my doc says that should go away. Can't wait for the day that I am allowed to run again!
I was very jealous today....Willie got to go to the dogpark without me. :( He had so many great smells on him when he returned. There must have been 100 dogs there!
They brought home a new stuffie for me & some treats, so I guess I will forgive them sooner than later.